1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Patrick Graham was out here earlier today talking to us. 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: You know, he even said it. He's like, I'm gonna 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: get a little bostion on him. I don't want to 4 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: talking about your progress and the player he's seen emerged 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: this summer. Um, I know you have a good connection 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: with him, But do you feel the growth that he 7 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: said he's seen in you the summer? Yeah? I think so. 8 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: I think Coach Graham's done a great job just trusting 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: the players. Um. He doesn't try to play the game himself. 10 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: He knows that the players are gonna go out and 11 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: do it we have to do to win games. And 12 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: he puts us in a position. So I appreciate Coach Graham, Um, 13 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: everything he's done. He teaches us the game. He teaches 14 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: us more than just the XS and os, he teaches 15 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: the whole thing. And I've learned a lot. Under How 16 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: can you describe the player you are right now compared 17 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: to the player that was here last year pre injury? Obviously? Yeah, 18 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: just just a faster player, um as in not not 19 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: in speed like when they say the NFL so much 20 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: faster than college and different levels of football. It's it's 21 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: the anticipation, It's the knowing what's gonna happen next. Um, 22 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: just understanding the game plans and understanding what the opponents 23 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: want to do to you. So do you have a 24 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: chip on your shoulder? All? After last season and you 25 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: start off hot. I believe you had a few sacks 26 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: the first couple of games. Are you coming into this 27 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: season with a little bit of that ship saying Hey, 28 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: I'm back here and I'm ready to go? Oh yeah, 29 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: for sure, you gotta have that tip on your shoulder. Um, 30 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 1: it's just understanding myself and a player that I am, 31 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: and just understanding what I have to do. There's no expectations, 32 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: nothing from the outside world. I don't listen to the 33 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: outside world, but me knowing myself. I know what I 34 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: want with standards I hold myself too, and I'm looking 35 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,199 Speaker 1: forward to going out there and put it on the field. 36 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: I think Leonard said when we were out in Cleveland 37 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: that the way the two of you have learned to 38 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: play off one another has really helped both of your games, 39 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: especially when you decide to play games during the season. Um, yeah, 40 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: have you felt that? How much have you picked from 41 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: his game? And man, I'm this getting a chance to 42 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: play with Leo. He came. We only got a few 43 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: games together the first year he was here, and then 44 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: last year I went down. But just Leo is a 45 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: great player. He's an explosive player, disruptive player. And just 46 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: having somebody like that next to you, Leo Dicks, all 47 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: the interior guys just get a chance to play with 48 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: impactful players like that. I mean, all we can do 49 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: is make each other better. I'm sorry, I'm just going 50 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: over here and I'm gonna kill your interview with something 51 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: you were priority asked. But Patrick Raham was getting said, 52 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: it took him. He almost got emotional talking about your comeback. 53 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: What is that? Yeah? You about a coach that cares 54 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: about you that much. He's talking about your comeback and 55 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: he's getting emotional. Yeah, that's the thing they let us know. 56 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: It's it's not just coaches and players this, we're co workers. 57 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: We're all in this thing together like it's a submarine. 58 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: It's us versus the world. And as long as we 59 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: know each other, we all got each other's back. That 60 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: that just makes it a much easier work environment, just 61 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: makes it better to want to go a war for 62 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: each other. What don't we know about your comeback? Where 63 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: their days where you were like, man, like this is 64 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,679 Speaker 1: just too hard. Where their days where you know you 65 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: called your parents or something, where their days you were 66 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: on the ViRGE of teers like what don't we know? 67 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: Not seeing you since December? It was a long, a 68 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: long road. But I mean, of course there were days 69 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: while I was down, days where I really just missed ball. 70 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: I wish I could be out here with my guys, 71 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: But I mean it's just the nature of the beast. Unfortunately, 72 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: injuries happen, and it's it's just about how you bounce 73 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: back and how to keep moving forward. So that was 74 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: my main thing, just keep moving forward. Do you feel 75 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: like you're playing at a better level than you were 76 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: even before the injury. Yeah. I mean, like I said, 77 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: it's just all about moving forward and getting better every day. 78 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: That was the main focus that rehab, and that's been 79 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: the same focus I've had coming out here to practice 80 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: get a chance to play football again. It's just you 81 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: gotta keep getting better. If you're not getting better, getting worse. 82 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: So are saying better? I would like to say I'm 83 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: better than I was a few months ago. Did you 84 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: think you did you? I mean, you were playing really 85 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: well before you got hurt, did you wonder if you 86 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: get back to that point? Yeah, coming off some injuries, 87 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: injuries are it's a lot mental. It's a lot of 88 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: mental and physical. So you have to get over that 89 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: humping your head where it's like can I do this? 90 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: Can I trust myself to come out here and be 91 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: the same type player? But I think that all comes 92 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: back down to rehab, trusting the trainers, making sure that 93 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: I trust them, listen to them when they tell me 94 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm ready, I'm ready. People always say it's a business. 95 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: Did it matter to you that, like, this is your 96 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: contract here, so you don't get a year to like 97 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: take it easy or one that you've got to prove 98 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: that you like, you know, need a free agent contract. 99 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: Does that matter in all the business part of it. 100 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I don't think it was. There 101 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: was no I can have a year to come out 102 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: here and be easy, whether it's a contract year, whether 103 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: it's rookie year, you don't have that time. We don't 104 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 1: have that easy. The big is this, Like you said, 105 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: it's a business. So if I come out here and 106 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: think I have a year, then you see what happens. 107 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: How have you carried sure? How have you carried the 108 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: expectations that have been on your shoulders were rent so, 109 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: I mean since the moment you arrived here, it's been 110 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: like this guy is gonna be a huge pass rusher, 111 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: and last year looked like the year it was gonna happen, 112 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: and then you get hurt. How do you carry that 113 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: kind of pressure on your shoulders. It's all about managing expectations. 114 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: Everybody in their mom are gonna have an expectations, say 115 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: what you should be doing, what they think you should 116 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: be doing. But as long as we come out here 117 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 1: and trust the coaches put in that work every day, 118 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: then the stars are falling. It'll line up in itself. 119 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: Everything will fall in place. And that's what I'm doing. 120 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: I'm trusting the process and enjoying the process while I'm 121 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: at it.